German researchers have enabled mice paralyzed after spinal cord injuries to walk again, re-establishing a neural link hitherto considered irreparable in mammals by using a designer protein injected into the brain. Spinal cord injuries in humans, often caused by sports or traffic accidents, leave them paralyzed because not all of the nerve fibers that carry information between muscles and the …

MUMBAI: India’s stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane returned home to a red carpet welcome in Mumbai on Thursday, having led a severely depleted side to a famous Test series win in Australia. India’s regular captain and main batsman Virat Kohli had flown home to attend the birth of his daughter after the opening defeat in Adelaide where the touring side were …

ISLAMABAD: The novel coronavirus has claimed 47 more lives in Pakistan during past 24 hours, surging the overall death toll to 11,204. According to the latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) the COVID-19 has claimed 47 more lives and 1,745 fresh infections were reported In the past 24 hours, as many as  2,075 patients have recovered from …

TOKYO: The virus-delayed Tokyo Olympics will go ahead this summer, and there is “no plan B,” International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach said in an interview Thursday. “We have at this moment, no reason whatsoever to believe that the Olympic Games in Tokyo will not open on the 23rd of July,” Bach told Kyodo News. “This is why there is …

KARACHI: Faf du Plessis was not expecting to play Test cricket in Pakistan so soon despite two visits for limited-overs formats over the last four years. “That is one thing I did not see happening in my time,” the veteran South Africa batsman and former captain told the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s digital channel on Thursday. “I knew white-ball cricket …

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday dismissed a set of petitions challenging privatisation of K-Electric (KE) and transfer of the company’s shares and administrative control to a Dubai-based Abraaj Capital. The power utility’s labour union had filed five identical petitions between 2005 to 2015 challenging the company’s privatisation. The labour union contended that the privatisation process for the …

KARACHI: Stocks staged a rally on Thursday that saw the KSE-100 index climb 307.52 points, or 0.67 per cent, to close at 45,984.46. The market took off on a positive note as investors sought shares for value buying that had turned pretty attractive after massive selling on most days during the week. The index hit intraday high by 467 points …

KARACHI: The new-look Pakistan cricket squad began its preparations for next week’s first Test against South Africa with an extensive practice session here at the National Stadium on Thursday. Head coach Misbah-ul-Haq, batting coach Younis Khan and bowling coach Waqar Younis were joined by ex-Pakistan greats Mohammad Yousuf, Saqlain Mushtaq and ex-New Zealand player Grant Bradburn — the coaches at …

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan has launched a portal for complaint resolution to promote affordable housing in the country that would help the potential customers and also promote low-cost housing initiated by Prime Minister Imran Khan. The SBP said that the prime minister presided over a meeting of the National Coordination Committee on Housing, Construction and Development (NCCHCD) in …